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R3117APL: Extreme Objects in the Outer Solar System
Fitzsimmons, A. (PI)
01/08/2008 → …
Project: Research
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R1948APL: PATT Linked Grant for observational astrophysics at QUB: 2008 - 2010
Keenan, F. (PI), Dufton, P. (CoI), Fitzsimmons, A. (CoI), Kotak, R. (CoI), Mathioudakis, M. (CoI), Millar, T. (CoI) & Pollacco, D. (CoI)
01/08/2008 → …
Project: Research
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R1913APL: Astrophysics at Queen's University Belfast: 2008 - 2013
Keenan, F. (PI), Dufton, P. (CoI), Fitzsimmons, A. (CoI), Kotak, R. (CoI), Mathioudakis, M. (CoI), Millar, T. (CoI), Pollacco, D. (CoI) & Smartt, S. (CoI)
01/08/2007 → …
Project: Research
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R1803APL: PATT linked grant for observational astrophysics at QUB: 2006-2008.
Keenan, F. (PI), Dufton, P. (CoI), Fitzsimmons, A. (CoI), Mathioudakis, M. (CoI), Millar, T. (CoI), Pollacco, D. (CoI) & Smartt, S. (CoI)
01/08/2005 → …
Project: Research
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Dust production rates in Jupiter-family Comets: A two-year study with ATLAS photometry
Gillan, F., Fitzsimmons, A., Denneau, L., Robert J. Siverd, W. Smith, K., Tonry, J. L. & Young, D. R., 30 Jan 2024, In: The Planetary Science Journal. 5, 1, 14 p., 25.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lucy observations of the DART Impact Event
Weaver, H. A., Sunshine, J. M., Ernst, C. M., Farnham, T. L., Mottola, S., Spencer, J. R., Marchi, S., Dello Russo, N., Barnouin, O., Levison, H. F., Noll, K. S., Olkin, C. B., Statler, T. S., Cheng, A. F., Fahnestock, E. G., Fitzsimmons, A., Knight, M. M., Li, J. Y., Moskovitz, N. A. & Thomas, C. A. & 2 others, , 20 Feb 2024, In: Planetary Science Journal. 5, 2, 43.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Main-belt and Trojan asteroid phase curves from the ATLAS survey
Robinson, J. E., Fitzsimmons, A., Young, D. R., Bannister, M., Denneau, L., Erasmus, N., Lawrence, A., Siverd, R. J. & Tonry, J., Jun 2024, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 531, 1, p. 304-326Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The discovery and evolution of a possible new epoch of cometary activity by the Centaur (2060) Chiron
Dobson, M. M., Schwamb, M. E., Fitzsimmons, A., Schambeau, C., Beck, A., Denneau, L., Erasmus, N., Heinze, A. N., Shingles, L. J., Siverd, R. J., Smith, K. W., Tonry, J. L., Weiland, H., Young, D. R., Kelley, M. S. P., Lister, T., Bernardinelli, P. H., Ferrais, M., Jehin, E. & Fedorets, G. & 7 others, , 22 Jul 2024, In: The Planetary Science Journal. 5, 7, 29 p., 165.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A targeted search for Main Belt Comets
Ferellec, L., Snodgrass, C., Fitzsimmons, A., Rożek, A., Gardener, D., Smith, R., Medeiros, H., Opitom, C. & Hsieh, H. H., 02 Jan 2023, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 518, 2, p. 2373–2384Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Citations (Scopus)66 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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ESO 106.21RG.001 Dataset - NTT/EFOSC2 - Spectroscopic Reconnaissance of Hera Mission Flyby Targets
Fitzsimmons, A. (Creator), Green, S. (Contributor), Kiersz, D. (Contributor), de Leon, J. (Contributor), Pravec, P. (Contributor), Rivkin, A. (Contributor), Robinson, J. (Contributor), Scheirich, P. (Contributor), Snodgrass, C. (Contributor) & Thomas, C. (Contributor), Queen's University Belfast, 14 Feb 2021
DOI: 10.17034/90992a37-83e5-4074-bd93-dd0d9c8850a3, https://archive.eso.org/wdb/wdb/eso/sched_rep_arc/query?progid=106.21RG.001
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ESO 106.21RG.002 Dataset - VLT/FORS2 - Spectroscopic Reconnaissance of Hera Mission Flyby Targets
Fitzsimmons, A. (Creator), Green, S. (Contributor), Kiersz, D. (Contributor), de Leon, J. (Contributor), Pravec, P. (Contributor), Rivkin, A. (Contributor), Robinson, J. (Contributor), Scheirich, P. (Contributor), Snodgrass, C. (Contributor) & Thomas, C. (Contributor), Queen's University Belfast, 15 Jan 2021
DOI: 10.17034/8763d574-2c4d-459d-b824-fa810d9466f3, https://archive.eso.org/wdb/wdb/eso/sched_rep_arc/query?progid=106.21RG.002
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Prizes
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2023 Aidan P. Fitzgerald Memorial Medal
Fitzsimmons, Alan (Recipient), 12 Apr 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Group Achievement Award, member of the SuperWASP Team.
Fitzsimmons, Alan (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Royal Astronomical Society George Darwin Lecturer 2022
Fitzsimmons, Alan (Recipient), 14 Jan 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Space Achievement – Academic Study/Research 2019
Fitzsimmons, Alan (Recipient), Bannister, Michele (Recipient) & Fraser, Wesley (Recipient), 14 Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Asteroid Day 2024
Alan Fitzsimmons (Invited speaker)
28 Jun 2024 → 29 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in Festival/Exhibition
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PhD External Examiner
Alan Fitzsimmons (Examiner)
10 Apr 2024 → 16 Aug 2024Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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Halfway for Halley. Current and future horizons in cometary science.
Alan Fitzsimmons (Organiser)
08 Dec 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Public Talk - Exocomets
Alan Fitzsimmons (Keynote speaker)
08 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Asteroid Day 2023
Alan Fitzsimmons (Participant)
30 Jun 2023 → 01 Jul 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in Festival/Exhibition
Press/Media
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Scientists set sights on asteroid larger than Eiffel Tower as it skims past Earth
16/07/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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LiveScience - Ethereal 'halo' and light arcs around the sun captured in photos of ultra-rare phenomena
07/06/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Impacts
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Engaging the Public in Science and Increasing Awareness of Physics and Astronomy
Alan Fitzsimmons (Participant), Samuel Duddy (Participant), Henry Hsieh (Participant), Stephen Smartt (Participant), Stephen Lowry (Participant), Heather Cegla (Participant), Sergiy Shelyag (Participant), Victoria Moulds (Participant), Michail Mathioudakis (Participant), Don Pollacco (Participant), John Burton (Participant) & Christopher Watson (Participant)
Impact: Societial Impact